BORDERS Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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plural of border

as in edges

the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something a rug with a fancily embroidered border

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as in frontiers

a region along the dividing line between two countries people who live on an international border get used to carrying a passport

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borders

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verb

present tense third-person singular of border

as in bounds

to serve as a border for that velvet bordered the sleeves on this shirt, until it fell off

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Recent Examples of borders

Noun

But even for longtime Border Patrol agents, who are trained at an academy in the deserts of New Mexico and stationed along the northern and southern borders, high-density cities are unfamiliar terrain. —

Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026 The traditionally conservative 14th Congressional District is situated in the northwest corner of Georgia and borders both Alabama and Tennessee. —

Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 11 Mar. 2026 The French trim bedding is hard to come across in these colors, but Frette has its own take on the contrast borders as does Serena & Lily. —

Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 11 Mar. 2026 What followed was a years-long manhunt that crossed international borders. —

Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026 Straddling the rugged mountains between the states of Mexico and Michoacán, the 138,000-acre reserve has around a half dozen public, community-run sanctuaries within its borders and in its buffer zones. —

Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026 Replace sharp corners on landscape beds and borders with gentle curves. —

Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2026 Hollywood remains one of the last genuine pillars of American exceptionalism — a vibrant creative engine whose influence stretches far beyond our borders. —

Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026 Nobody wants open borders or that nonsense. —

Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026

Verb

Talamantes represents District 3, which borders Kaplan’s district to the south. —

Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 13 Mar. 2026 The cemetery borders Parker Street, Washington Street and Cemetery Drive. —

Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026 Here lies Sinus Iridum, the Bar of Rainbows, another enormous crater that borders Mare Imbrium, whose northern edge is formed by the Montes Jura mountain range. —

Anthony Wood, Space.com, 10 Mar. 2026 Turkey, which borders Iran, said NATO defenses intercepted a missile headed its way for the second time of the conflict. —

Npr Staff, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026 Black’s Beach, which is on city land, borders Torrey Pines State Beach. —

Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026 The missile incident is the first time that Turkey, which borders Iran and has NATO's second-largest military, has been drawn into the conflict. —

Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 5 Mar. 2026 Azerbaijan said one of the drones struck the terminal building of the airport while the other fell near a school in a nearby village in the Nakhchivan exclave, which borders Turkey, Armenia and Iran. —

Jasmine Green, NBC news, 5 Mar. 2026 Iran borders the Strait of Hormuz—a key shipping route that connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. —

Simmone Shah, Time, 3 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for borders

Noun

For a more permanent solution, Wang recommends sewing the edges of the sheets together and leaving an opening to stuff the bed with fabric scraps or old clothes.

— Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 13 Mar. 2026
Weed the edges around the sidewalk regularly and trim shrubs and grass that hang over the sidewalk because their shade can promote mold and moss growth.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026